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...main mission for both ELINT fleets is the systematic collection and classification of submarine "signatures"-the distinctive electronic blend of propeller and engine noises, wake turbulence and magnetic fields generated by each individual sub. Thanks to Pueblo & Co., the Navy has nearly completed a computer-taped "library" classifying Russia's 450 or more subs, from diesel-powered Whiskey-class boats to the new, nuclear Juliett class. In the near future, U.S. naval commanders will be able to draw instant digital readouts that will identify any Soviet sub they can hear...
Bottoms & Boots. In a rambling press conference, Sihanouk made the elaborate claim that the U.S. had vainly attempted to soft-soap him last November by sending Jacqueline Kennedy over on a sub rosa diplomatic mission. "Chester Bowles is going to try to succeed where Mrs. Kennedy failed," Sihanouk declared. "But Chester Bowles, no matter how he smiles, does not have and never will have the seductive effect of Mrs. Kennedy. He will go home empty-handed." For good measure, Sihanouk added: "I do not want to lose my dignity, I do not want to lick the bottom and boots...
...which will operate at depths as great as 20,000 ft. and be equipped with a pressure chamber large enough to handle four divers. DSRV can be flown to the site of distressed submarines or other submersibles, where it can descend and mate with an escape hatch on the sub, allowing the stranded crew to come aboard...
...this season, set his newest mark running in the K.C. meet's O'Reilly Mile against the likes of Sweden's UIf Hoeberg, who won the race and set Meet and Garden records with his 4:02.3, and Villanova's Dave Patrick, IC4A and NCAA titlist. Both have run sub-four minute miles. Baker's time was only good enough for a fifth place finish...
...Monday's sub-zero temperatures may have saved many of the books from further water damage. A department teaching fellow said that the water froze as soon as it hit the furniture, forming a protective veneer over many desks and bookcases...